Leadership

The Wallick & Volk management team is comprised of experienced mortgage banking leaders and savvy entrepreneurs, who bring dynamic leadership and innovation to the company. They embody the Wallick & Volk culture of family and caring for our clients, while working tirelessly to ensure our team continues to grow and succeed.

R. Michael Groff Chief Executive Officer / President

Michael was born and raised in the Midwest. He attributes his father and the environment in which he was raised for his work ethic and family values. It was here that he also developed his passion for the outdoors. He began his career in the finance industry in 1989 after graduating from the University of Northern Iowa. The Mortgage business is in his blood.

Michael is married to Nikki Groff who is also in the Mortgage business Nikki has managed mortgage branches, been a top producer as well as a nationally recognized speaker on loan productions and mortgage production systems. It is no wonder that their 5 children (4 girls and the youngest a boy) all speak 'mortgage'. They range in age from college students to junior high.

Michael has been working closely with his partner, friend and mentor Jim Volk (chairman of Wallick and Volk) for over a decade. Together they have grown Wallick and Volk to a Billion dollar year origination company.

Jim Volk Chairman

Jim was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After graduating from the University of Wyoming in 1963, he joined the company in August of that year as the first member of the third generation of the Wallick and Volk family. At that time, the company had six employees and three real estate agents. In the ensuing decades, the company substantially expanded its loan origination, mortgage servicing, real estate, and insurance divisions. The insurance and mortgage servicing divisions were sold in the 1990's and the real estate division in 2005. Jim became president in 1980 after the untimely death of his father, Roy Volk. Part of his activities have included numerous real estate developments, including both residential and commercial projects. He continues to maintain his Real Estate Brokers license.

Today, Jim has the title of CEO/Chairman after Michael Groff's promotion to President in November, 2005. Jim continues to be active in the management of Wallick & Volk.

Steve Carver Chief Financial Officer

Steve has over 20 years' experience in the mortgage industry and has been involved in all areas of the mortgage banking business. He currently oversees accounting, administration, servicing and human resources for Wallick & Volk. Not only is he an extremely knowledgeable and experienced accountant, he is proficient in providing our loan originators, teams and branch managers guidance with profit and loss statements and business modeling to enable them to make solid business decisions.

Steve is a Wyoming native and obtained his CPA license after graduating from the University of Wyoming. Steve and his wife Caroline have 3 children, Brent, Matthew and Sarah.

Rob Mossey SVP Capital Markets

After growing up in Durham Connecticut, Rob considers himself a Wyoming native as he has lived in Cheyenne since 1978. Rob began his mortgage banking career in 2001 with Major Mortgage. While at Major Mortgage he held various positions (loan originator, Branch Manager and Secondary Marketing Manager). In 2006 Rob joined Wallick and Volk as the Branch Manager for the Cheyenne Branch. In April of 2010 joined Wallick and Volk's Senior Management team as the SVP, Capital Markets.

Rob and his wife Cindy have 2 children, Jorden and Kaylie.

Sara Moore Chief Operating Officer

Sara brings over 30 years of experience to Wallick & Volk. She started her mortgage banking career in Illinois in 1985. She has extraordinary knowledge of mortgage banking operations in all three channels: retail, wholesale and correspondent. Her excellent organizational skills aid her success in establishing new, improving existing and turning around operations. She’s a skilled business process expert with the ability to understand executive vision and translate that into productive and efficient business operations.

Sara is a people-oriented leader who thrives on empowering people with the confidence and tools they need to succeed. As a mentor, she excels in providing an environment for Wallick & Vok employees to grow and become their best self in their positions. She believes once they succeed, we all succeed.

Sara is married, has a son, a new baby granddaughter and two rescue dogs. She loves living in the AZ desert and spending time outdoors.

Robert Moore SVP Information Technology

Robert was born and raised in Oklahoma, and is still shaped by the core values and work ethic that he learned growing up there. Robert has over 30 years of financial, mortgage banking, and senior executive experience, with companies that include Bank of America, Thornburg Mortgage, and Midland Mortgage. He has been a featured panelist at Mortgage Banking Technology conferences, and a contributing author to multiple lending industry publications. While CEO and President of his own mortgage and technology consulting firm, Robert was named the National Association of Mortgage Brokers’ National Affiliate of the year.

Robert is married, has a new baby granddaughter, and has been rescued by two fabulous dogs. He is excited to have recently returned to Arizona from Wyoming, and is enjoying his favorite pastimes of hiking, and off-roading.

Nikki Groff Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer

Nikki's primary role is to develop and manage Wallick & Volk's strategic marketing and business development goals. She is instrumental in evolving the company by providing company-wide leadership, management and vision. Nikki has over 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry. From Top 1% Mortgage Originator in America, to successful Branch Manager, as well as nationally recognized speaker on loan production and mortgage production systems, Nikki brings absolute passion to her career.

In 2014, Nikki had the opportunity to move from one of Wallick & Volk's top producing loan originator's, to the Vice President of Marketing. This enabled her to assist the entire company in growing to the next level. Instead of just applying her marketing skills in her business as a producer, she was able to apply her skills to every producer in the field. This move transitioned her into her current role as Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer. Nikki is honored to be able to use her experience and guidance to help aid in the success of the entire Wallick & Volk team.

Nikki is originally from Anchorage, Alaska. She moved to Flagstaff to attend NAU, where she graduated with a BSBA in Marketing and International Business. Flagstaff, AZ is where Nikki also started her successful career in the mortgage business.

Nikki is married to Michael Groff, President of Wallick & Volk. They currently call Scottsdale Arizona home, but are always on the run with their busy family life. Together they have 5 children. They enjoy vacationing, attending sporting events, snowboarding, boating, snowmobiling and spending time together as a family.

Brian Rogerson Chief Strategy Officer

I have been in the mortgage banking industry since 1987. Starting as a Loan Originator and eventually becoming the President & CEO of my own mortgage banking firm. We employed over 150 people and funded more than 100 million per month in residential home loans at our peak. I have seen every interest rate climate imaginable plus many changes to our industry.

One thing that has never changed is my commitment to my clients and my desire to deliver results to my clients that are second to none. The financing of a home for most people is the most significant obligation they will incur during their lifetime. As such, my goal is to make that experience as pleasant as possible while minimizing the natural stress associated with financing a home from the consumer side of the equation.

I have been married for over 21 years and my wife and I have three daughters and a son. In addition to raising a family I have always been very active in the community especially with youth sports. For the past 4 years I have been the Head Varsity Baseball Coach at Gilbert Christian High School. I believe we all have an obligation to give back to our community.

Joanne Demorest SVP, Regional Production

Joanne has enjoyed over 30 years in banking, with the last 15 of those in the mortgage business. Starting with Wallick and Volk in Casper in 2004, she grew the branch from a single originator and receptionist, into a thriving office with 5 loan officer teams achieving over $85 million in annual production. At the same time, she continues to have a high level of personal production.

Keeping an eye on efficiencies as well as profitability and employee retention, Joanne has expanded into serving as a regional manager. This allows her to act a resource for other managers and to help them achieve the same levels of success. She lives and works out of Casper Wyoming. She has 3 children, 2 grandchildren and 2 dogs.

Our offices in Texas are licensed and examined by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioners of the State of Texas.

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